- Date
- June 24, 1970
- Place
- Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5275DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127182
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1176 70/6/24 NR.CHITINA,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1500 TIME - 1530 N5275D PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOTSINA RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCCARTHY,ALAS CHITINA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- STRUCK ROCK ON RWY,R TIRE BLEW OUT. ACFT SWERVED INTO BOULDERS. STRIP SHORT AND NARROW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5275D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kotsina River
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